“Maybe they left directions as to where it was buried.”
“Say,” exclaimed John, “speaking of directions, what happened to that code we were looking at on board the Josephine? I suppose it burned up with the ship.”
“Oh, no it didn’t,” said Grant. “It went right into my hip pocket and that’s where it has been ever since and where it is right now.”
“Why don’t you decipher it, Grant?” said Fred.
“Oh, yes,” said Grant grimly, “why don’t I? It’s so easy you know.”
“Well, it can be done,” insisted Fred firmly.
“Of course it can,” laughed George. “The only trouble is we don’t know how.”
“We don’t even know it is a code,” said Grant.
“Petersen said it was,” Fred objected.
“I know it,” said Grant, “but he wasn’t sure of it. That was only his opinion.”